[Windows SIG] XP Service Pack 3 update

[Les Carlton]

Craig,

 

I have installed 6 or 7 SP3 on XP PCs and all have been uneventful, however,
if your PC is an HP with an AMD processor you will experience major problems
if you don't first use HP's patch to correct a problem.

 

Basically what has happened is that the OS image installed on all HP
machines was first mirrored from a machine with an Intel processor. Over the
years this has not been a problem until SP3 which looks of some Intel
drivers which are not included in the AMD machines. So while the Service
Pack goes in easily upon restart in get caught in a loop of restarting
without ever getting to the desktop.

 

Download the patch from
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?cc=us
<http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?cc=us&dlc=e
n&lc=en&softwareitem=pv-60484-1&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN>
&dlc=en&lc=en&softwareitem=pv-60484-1&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN and run it
before installing SP3 and you should not have any problems.

 

Les Carlton

 

From: windows-bounces at ccaustin.org [mailto:windows-bounces at ccaustin.org] On
Behalf Of Craig Deere
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 2:01 PM
To: windows at www.ccaustin.org
Subject: [Windows SIG] XP Service Pack 3 update

 

Greetings.  Has anyone installed this update or read any current advise
about doing so?

 

Thanks.

 

Craig

 

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